CVE-2008-5302
Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 and 2.07 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 and 5.10.0 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries via a symlink attack, a different
02 Description
Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path 1.08 and 2.07 (lib/File/Path.pm) in Perl 5.8.8 and 5.10.0 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries via a symlink attack, a different
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 26.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-12-01 17:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:49Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-12-01
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')Class
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b4fe49cfd7fbfb54c5cc8ebf650065f61e71fdac589b098d9fb63ddc172363d7
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com32980http://secunia.com/advisories/32980
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comperl-filepath-symlink(47043)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47043
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:6890https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6890
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0011
- www.debian.orgDSA-1678http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1678
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-700-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081128 Re: [oss-security] CVE Request - cups, dovecot-managesieve, perl, wiresharkhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/28/2
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286905
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286922#36
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:004http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- secunia.com33314http://secunia.com/advisories/33314
- www.securityfocus.com20090120 rPSA-2009-0011-1 perlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500210/100/0/threaded
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-700-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11076https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11076
- kb.juniper.nethttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- secunia.com40052http://secunia.com/advisories/40052
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0458http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0458.html
- kb.juniper.nethttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
- www.gossamer-threads.comhttp://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/perl/porters/233695#233695
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2010:116http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:116
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- perl Fixed in 5.10.0-18
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- perl Fixed in 5.10.0-18
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- perl Fixed in 5.10.0-18
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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